Three snow-capped Alpine peaks, cosily side by side. That calls for the nickname 'The Three Musketeers', don't you think?
These three mountain peaks belong to the Hohe Tauern, an elongated mountain massif in the middle of the Central Alps in Austria. The Hohe Tauern are home to the highest mountains in Austria, the highest being the Grossglockner (3798 m). Since 1981, large parts of the mountain massif have been declared a national park.
I made the image in the picturesque Austrian mountain village of Heiligenblut, Carinthia. That village is best known for snow sports tourism, but also for its equally picturesque church, in typical picturesque Austrian Alpine style. But you can't see that in this picture now ;)
While my family members skied down the slopes, I took time out for two of my passions: trail running (which is great fun in the mountains, especially with a load of fresh and crunching snow, I managed to run a few vertical kilometres), and wandering around with my camera, looking for beautiful images. Both nature images, and of that picturesque little church.
An image to dream away at, I think to myself. An image to be on holiday at home, mentally travelling. Because mountains, snow I find very soothing, few stimuli, close to yourself, pure enjoyment.
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